Fig. 452: Myosurus. a-f, M. cupulatus: a, flower, the spurs and petals variable in 

 size, X 16; b, petal, showing the short blade and the shallow nectariferous pit, x 16; c, 

 habit, showing leaves and flowering scapes, x 4; d, mature seed, x 20; e, mature fruiting 

 spike, x 4; f, mature achene, showing the divergent beak arising between thickened 

 margins, x 20. g-m, M. minimus var. filiformis: g, petal, showing long claw and 

 rounded nectariferous pit, x 16; h, flower, showing long slender spurs and numerous 

 petals, X 6; i. habit, the leaves, scapes and spikes very slender, x %; j, mature achene, 

 abaxial view, x 16; k, mature fruiting spike, x 2; 1, mature seed, longitudinally striate, 

 flattened and twisted, x 20; m, mature achene, lateral view, showing short beak, x 20. 

 (From Mason, Fig. 233). 



